Hi Vlad- Obviously I can't do much to help from Maine, but I'll continue the discussion - if nothing else, it'll keep people's attention!
What kind of wood do you want, and in what dimensions? ~ Matt > Dear all, > > Sorry that I've been mostly lurking the list these days--my new job in > Ireland has been keeping me quite busy! > I'm writing to ask for a small bit of help: Just yesterday when I was > taking out my organistrum that I use with ensemble Sequentia, to my horror > I discovered that the lid had come clean off--by cracking cleanly across > the weak areas of the key slots on the back of the keybox. Since the > keybox is open in the direction of the wheel, and the glue line on the > tuning pins end failed, there is nothing keeping the back of the keybox > from coming off, so I now have a lid and a chunk of keybox held together > by hinges, and the rest of the organistrum itself, keys in just the front > slots of the keybox. Mirculously, whatever prompted the break of the > keybox didn't cause any damage to the rest of the instrument, so it plays > the strings fine. > > I am enroute to Vancouver from Ireland (writing this as I travel to the > airport) and arrive tonight, Wednesday. This weekend I have a concert with > Sequentia, and teach a two-week workshop (need the HG for the concert, not > essential for the course, but would be nice). I'm confident I can repair > it before then, and so I brought a first-aid kit of tools and some small > 'harigane' clamps with me. However, I couldn't get any wood for the > repair, and so I am wondering if there are any luthier friends in the > area, on the list or folks some of you may know, that might be able to > help me source some wood I'll need for the repair (not yet sure if I will > just make cleats for the back inside of the keybox wall, or make a thin > but strong reinforcing wall to glue to the inside of the keybox once the > pieces have been mated. Any thoughts on this would also be appreciated, as > I haven't done this kind of repair before. > > So, if any of you are, or know, luthiers (any kind!--or even good > woodworkers) who might be able to help me with this some time Thursday, > that would be great. THanks so much! > > Vlad > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google > Groups "hurdygurdy" group. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected] > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected] > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/hurdygurdy > > The rules of posting, courtesy, and other list information may be found at > http://hurdygurdy.com/mailinglist/index.htm. To reduce spam, posts from > new subscribers are held pending approval by the webmaster. > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "hurdygurdy" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/hurdygurdy The rules of posting, courtesy, and other list information may be found at http://hurdygurdy.com/mailinglist/index.htm. To reduce spam, posts from new subscribers are held pending approval by the webmaster.
